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─────── § 04. NPA RECORD · 857 · FOLIO 0659 OF 0801 ──────────────
857
United States NPA Record

Overlay area code introduced in May 2001 to relieve area code 617 in the Boston metropolitan area, requiring 10-digit dialing.

Overlay area code introduced in May 2001 to relieve area code 617 in the Boston metropolitan area, requiring 10-digit dialing.

IN SERVICEFirst record · 2001
§ 04.05Event Summary
other · 1overlay · 1service expansion · 1
§ 04.06 Documentary Record · 3 events CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2001-05-02
overlay
actualROLE · OVERLAY📍 Boston, Massachusetts

NPA 857 overlay introduced on 617

📍 Boston, Massachusetts
2025-10-01
other
projectedROLE · SUBJECTPRECISION · MONTH📍 Boston and surrounding communities, Massachusetts

617/857 NPA projected exhaust by 2059

As of October 2025, the 617/857 overlay complex is projected to be exhausted by the year 2059, according to NANPA exhaust analysis.

📍 Boston and surrounding communities, Massachusetts
2025-10-01
service expansion
projectedROLE · SUBJECTPRECISION · MONTH📍 Boston and surrounding communities, Massachusetts

617/857 NPA projected exhaust by 2059

The 617/857 overlay complex is projected to exhaust its available numbering resources by the year 2059, according to the October 2025 NPA Exhaust Analysis.

📍 Boston and surrounding communities, Massachusetts
ONLINE
SECT 02.NPA
CURSOR 857
VISITS 0
NPAs VIEWED 1
RECORDS ACCESSED 3
SOURCES VIEWED 0
▣ STATIC PROTOTYPE